Saturday's Premier League football photos

Wigan 2-0 QPR: QPR's new recruit Joey Barton (left), in his favourite denim jacket, watches his colleagues in action at the DW Stadium as they take on Roberto Martinez's Wigan

Wigan 2-0 QPR: But it is not a good day for Rangers, who suffer their second Premier League defeat in three matches, Franco Di Santo scoring Wigan's second goal

Aston Villa 0-0 Wolves: Richard Dunne has a header cleared off the line but the derby between Villa and Wolves finishes goalless, with a disappointing crowd of only 30,776 present

Chelsea 3-1 Norwich: Jose Bosingwa opens the scoring at Stamford Bridge to give Chelsea the lead against Norwich after only six minutes, not a good sign for the Canaries, who lost 4-0 at home to MK Dons in midweek

Chelsea 3-1 Norwich: Not a walking stick but an unusual object for the linesman to remove at Stamford Bridge, not a missile thrown from the crowd either but a fork, remarkably left on the touchline

Chelsea 3-1 Norwich: England international Frank Lampard tries his luck with a long-range free-kick but Chelsea cannot add to their early lead before the break

Chelsea 3-1 Norwich: More conventional pitch paraphernalia this time at Stamford Bridge, and referee Mike Jones employs a trusty boot to deal with it

Liverpool 3-1 Bolton: A minute later and another close season recruit, Charlie Adam, records his first goal for Liverpool as a deft finish puts them 3-0 up with only 53 minutes gone

Liverpool 3-1 Bolton: Adam's strike takes Liverpool to the top of the table, and not even a late strike from Ivan Klasnic can spoil the party, with the two big Manchester clubs not in action until Sunday

Liverpool 3-1 Bolton: Liverpool's return to the summit is achieved without star midfielder Steven Gerrard (centre) who watches the victory from the stands at Anfield as he continues to recover from a groin problem